Lime chicken with tomato salsa

Lime Chicken with Tomato Salsa

Happy New Year everyone! I have been on a short hiatus (and I’ll be honest, a bit of a food splurge) over the holiday period. It was nice to take a couple of weeks off to enjoy with both family and friends and to take a bit of a break away from work and the daily stresses of life.

So today marks the first day back to clean eating and getting back into shape. I have definitely packed on a few pounds over the holiday period so it’s time to start afresh and get my diet back in order. But of course it feels like a bit of an effort preparing meals when you have been lying on a beach for a week and snacking on chips whenever you feel hungry. But no matter how easy fast food is, it’s never the same as a fresh home cooked meal and definitely never as satisfying.

So without further ado, here’s a clean eating recipe for lime chicken that is really, really, really easy to make and takes very little time to make.

Ingredients:

For Lime Chicken-

• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1kg chicken breast (approx 2.2 pounds)
• 4 tablespoon of finely chopped coriander
• 1 pinch salt

For Salsa-

• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 1 large cucumber, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• pepper, to taste

Method:

1. To marinate the chicken, combine the lime juice, olive oil and coriander in a bowl. Add the chicken and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Drain the liquid and season with salt.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the chicken and cook until browned through. Drain any remaining liquid.
3. In a separate bowl combine the tomato, cucumber, onion, lime juice, salt and pepper.
4. Plate the chicken and top with salsa (I added some brown rice to my meal as well).

There you have it, quick and easy and nice and clean! Serve 4 and can easily be packed away for a desk lunch.

Happy New Year!

– Sweet Cinnamon Sin